More... 3.3 Based on the different ways in which they affect the brain, psychoactive drugs can be divided into four main groups: depressants (e.g., alcohol and sedatives), stimulants (e.g., nicotine and ecstasy), opioids (e.g., morphine and heroin), and hallucinogens (e.g., PCP and LSD).
So is there any place in the United States an 18-year-old can escape the uniform 21-year-old drinking age? For a while, Louisiana was a safe haven for thirsty teens. To comply with the letter of the national drinking age law, the state passed a law that made it illegal to buy alcohol if you were under 21.
Here are some facts: 1  We don't have a national minimum drinking age-states are allowed to set the limit where they choose. 2  Despite this, all states abide by Legal Age 21. 3  The US is one of only four nations worldwide with a drinking age as high as 21-we share this distinction with Indonesia, Mongolia and Palau. Legal Age 21 was only one of 39 recommendations offered in a comprehensive approach to fight drunk driving in the 1980s.